Record holder device



July 20, 1965 T. J. HuRINEY 3,195,254

RECORD HOLDER DEVICE Filed June 12,` 1965 2 sheets-sheet 1 II/IIIi July 20, 1965 T. J. HURNEY 3,195,254

. RECORD HOLDER DEVICE Filed June 12, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. THaMAs J. HURNEY United States Patent O 3,195,254 RECORD HOLDER DEVECE Thomas J. Homey, Kensington, Md., assigner to Acme Visible Records, Inc., Crozet, Va., a corporation of Delaware Filed June 12, 1953, Ser. No. 287,287 6 Claims. (Cl. Litl-124) This invention relates to devices for tiling and holding record means s-uch as embossed name and address plates.

It is a particular object of the present invention to provide .a filing and holding means for record plates of .the class such as are employed for credit cards, charge plates or others bearing indicia such as with reference to items of inventory, names and addresses of subscribe-rs to services or publications and the like, and which may be composed of metal, plastic, paperboard, or combinations thereof.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a holder device for plates of the c-lass aforesaid whereby ready access may be had :to individual record plates so as to 4per-mit them to be removed or replaced in a quick and convenient'manne-r, and wherein the record cards,V

when disposed in the holder device, have marginal portions readily visible, which marginal portions comprise indexing means for Aconvenience in filing, examination and access.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide individual plate holders which may be readily engaged and disengaged on .a mounting panel, said panel supporting an assembly of said holders in an overlapping, end- Wise spaced manner and at an incline to the face of the supporting panel.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide plate holders of the class hereinbefore described whereby the plates together with their holders can be readily interled by sliding columns of stacked holders mounted on a panel, upwardly at thedesired location and then adding or removing a unit.

It is a further object of th-e present invention to provide plate holders of the class .aforesaid which may still serve as holders for handling the address plates even when removed from the supporting panel.

Other objects 4and advantages of the device of the present invention, its details of construction and arrangement of parts and economies thereof will be apparent from a considera-tion of the following specification and accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of record holder devices of the presentfinvention mounted on a suporting panel therefor further -diagramrnaticallyV indicating means for engaging on-e of said holders with 4channel means on the supporting panel.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of FIG. l.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. l.

FIG. 4 is a to-p plan view of one of 4the holding units of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a side elevational View of the unit shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Referring to vthe drawings, the reference numeral 10 generally indicates a record plate holding unit of the present invention composed of metal or plastic and comprising a mounting base ange portion 1=1 including laterally projecting tabs 12, 12 at its opposed ends, adapted thereby to be slidably disposed on -a supporting panel, and a holder body comprising a facing 13 disposed at an angle to the ange 11 and joined thereto by means of the integral off-set portion 14 which extends at an angle to both 3,195,254 Patented July 20, 1,965

the facing 13 and .the flange 1'1. The lower edge ofthe flange 11 is preferably formed with a pair of forwardly projecting lugs 15, `15 for purposes which kwill be hereinafter explained. Likewise, the upper edge of the facing 13 is formed with a deep arcuate, concavely cutupper defining edge por-tion 16 to provide access to the contents of the holder and for ease in removal.

The facing 13 Vfurther includes an opposed pair of return-bent wing portions 17, 17 which extend spaced from the facing 13 in plane parallel relationship thereto, and forms .therewith an upwardly open pocket for reception of record plates 18 of the class hereinabove described. Thus, a record card 18 may be deposited within the pocket of :the unit 1li between the facing 13 and the return-bent wings 17 -with the embossing 27 thereon facing outwardly, in a manner whereby the bottom edge of the plate wil-l come to rest on the offset component 1d and with its top edge normally projecting above the holder to provide visibility. The slight opening provided by the arcuately cut upward defining -edge 16 of the facing 13 aids in such visibility and is primarily for the purpose of clearing .the embossing 427 on the plate 18.

A plurality of units 10 are adapted to be mounted on a pane-l 1,9 which suitably is lformed of metal or plastic. The panel 19 comprises one or more opposed pairs of guide channel members 2t! extending parallel to each other and longitudinally of the p anel 19. These members 20 are spaced from the planeof panel 19 for'reception of thetabs l12, `12 of 4a unit 10 and for retaining .the flange com.

ponents 11 thereof in planeA parallel relationship to the panel 19 as shown in FIG; l.

By first disposing the unit 10 at an angle as indicated in FlG. 1 the .tabs -1-2, 12 thereof may then be readily inserted beneath a pair of channels 20, 20 opening toward each other, by a twisting movement disposing the ilange 11 at a right angle to the channel members 20, 20. When mounting a plurality of units 10 on a panel 19 a irst and lowermost one lis suitably held against movementv downwardly and out of the panel by a stop member such yas illustrated at 21 in FIG. 3. Successive plate holder units 1t) are then mounted in abutting engagement with each other, that -is to say, with their adjacent flanges 11 in labutment with each other and with their forwardly projecting lugs 1.5 in abutment onthe offset components 14 of an adjacent unit, these lugs 15 aiding in preventing one flange 11 from becoming wedged beneath an adjacent flange 11.

The panel 19 is shown to be provided witha plurality of pairs of guide channel members 20, 2t) although it will be understood that a panel with a singlepair of guide channels may be employed or a greater number of pairs of guide channel-s may be employed than that shown in FIG. 1. When more than one pair of guide channels are provided on a panel 19, the 4intermediate guide channels may be formed in units of loppositely extending members 20, 20 held spaced from the plane of the panel 19 by means of the web 22 and secured thereby as at 23. For convenience in manufacture the guide members 20 at a side edge of the panel member may be formed integral with a bead 24 secured to the panel 19 as at 25, the bead 24 providing means for engaging the pivot member 26 whereby the panel 19 may be supported vertically for pivotal movement on a frame or holder well known in the art.

The units 1t) being slidably retained on the panel 19 beneath the guide channel members 20 may be readily spaced thereon for removal of one or more of said holder units, and the remaining ones moved together or in thealternative the units 10 mounted on the panel 19 may be spacedfor insertion of new units at a desired point consistent with indexing.

o It? The mounted record cards 18 remain in their holder units mounted on the panel 19 in a visible edgewise spaced manner until they are ready for use. This filing mean-s provides a compact and llexible arrangement for storing address and the like plates in cases where they may be frequently referred to and randomly selected for use. All retained ,plates remain visibly led and readily accessible for visual reference or removal. As hereinbefore indicated, the plates together with their holders are readily interled by sliding columns of stacked holders up at the desired location and then adding or removing a unit with a diagonally tilting or twistingmovement.

As is apparent from the foregoing, the holder units 10 are of simple'construction and require a small quantity of material and may be .formed from a single sheet of metal or plastic cut or shaped t-o the form indicated and thus economical to manufacture.

Although I have shown and described a preferredr embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that change-s may `be made in the details thereof without departing from` the scope of the invention kas comprehended by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A record plate holder comprising a ilat rigid tubular upwarlly open holder body portion, an integral mounting flange base portion disposedfat an acute angle to said an opposed pair of guide channelsQcarried by said panel, and a plurality of record plate holders engaged on said panel by said channels, said recordy plate holders each comprising an upwardly ropen ilat rigid tubular body portion, an integral mounting flange base disposed at an acute angle to said body portion and an integral offset portion therebetween, said flange. portion including an opposed pair of laterally extending tabs slidably disposed within said guide channels retaining said anges in plane parallel relationship to said panel with adjacent flanges in abutting relationship to each other and with their said body portions in angular lrelationship to said panel -and in edgewise spaced overlapped relationship to each other. 5. Visible record means comprising a mounting panel, an opposed pair of guide channels carried by said panel, and a plurality of rec-ord plate holders engaged onk said Y panel by said channels, said record plate holders each extending tabs adapted to be slidably disposed vbeneath an opposed pair of guide channel members carried by a channel members carried by Aa mounting panel for said holder and to thereby retain said flange in plane paralleli relationshipy to said panel, a holder body comprising a rigid facing integral with said flange disposed at an acute angle thereto and adapted to extend at an angle to said panel,.an integral offset portion therebetween, and an opposed pair of return-bent'flanges on said facing forming an upwardly open flat tubular pocket therewith adapted to lie `within the angular space formed between said facing and said panel when mounted on the latter.

3. A record plate holder comprising a mounting flange offset shoulder disposed between and at an Vangle to saidv flange and to said facing, and an opposed pair of returnbent wings on said facing forming an upwardly open flat tubular pocket therewith adapted to lie within the angular space formed between said facing and said panel when mounted on the latter.

4. Visible recordzmeans comprising a mounting panel,

comprising a rigid mounting flange base portion including tabs at its opposed ends slidably disposed beneath said guide' channel members in plane .parallel relationship to said panel, a holder body comprising a facing disposed at .an acute angle to said flange/and extending at an angle to said panel, and anV integral .offset .shoulder disposed between and at an angle to said flange and to said facing, and an Iopposed pair of return-bent wings ion said facing forming an upwardly open Illat tubular pocket disposed within the angular space formed between said facing and said panel.

6. Visible record means comprising a mounting panel, an opposed pair of guide channels carried by said panel, and a plurality of record plateholders engaged on said panel by said channels, said irecord plate holders each comprising a mounting flange base portion including tabs at jits opposed ends slidably disposed beneath said guide channel mem-bers in plane parallel relationship to said panel, a rigid holder body comprising a facing disposed yat an acute angle to said ange. and extending at an angle to said panel, and an integraloffset shoulder disposed `between and at an langle to said flange and to said facing, and an opposed pair of return-bent'wings on said facing vforming an upwardly open, ilat tubular pocket disposed within the angular space 'formed between said facing and said panel, the upper defining edge portion of said facing being formed with lan arcuate contour, thev lower defining edgeof said ange including a spaced pair of forwardly projecting stop lugs seated on an offset shoulder of a like holder disposed below it on said panel.

References Cited by the Examiner UNrran srArEs PATENTS 1,199,419 9/16 Rand 129-16 1,316,719 9/19 Hau 40-124 1,508,779 9/24 Dumont 40-64 1,599,167 9/26 Deucet 1c-16 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,168,045 s/5s France.

JEROME SCHNALL, Primary Examiner. Y 

1. A RECORD PLATE HOLDER COMPRISING A FLAT RIGID TUBULAR UPWARDLY OPEN HOLDER BODY PORTION, AN INTEGRAL MOUNTING FLANGE BASE PORTION DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO SAID BODY PORTION AND AN INTEGRAL OFFSET PORTION THEREBETWEEN, SAID FLANGE PORTION INCLUDING AN OPPOSED PAIR OF LATERALLY EXTENDING TABS ADAPTED TO BE SLIDABLY DISPOSED BENEATH AN OPPOSED PAIR OF GUIDE CHANNEL MEMBERS CARRIED BY A MOUNTING PANEL FOR SAID HOLDER. 